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C. F. GAUNT.

METALLIC BADGE AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29. 1918.

1,323,971 Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

Char/es F. 6500/ lmlelzlan CHARLES FREDERICK cranium, or BIRMINGHAM,ENGLAND."

I METALLIC auer: Ann-cranium;

To all wkom z' t may co'nce'rm: Be it lmownthat I, CHARLES "Gaon'r, ofthe city of Birmingham,

county of \Varwick, manufacturer, a sub eOt of the King of GreatBritain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in theManufac- Fannnnrox 1n the ture of Metallic Badges and the like and.

1 do hereby declare, that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

This invention hasreference to all kindsof stamped sheet metal badgesand the like such as letters and ornaments whichla'reaworn on uniformsof various kinds, includingisuch badges and the like as are made ofstamped sheet metal in imitation of embroidery,

Heretofore many uniform badges and the like have been made of isusually: done'in silver gilt coiled wire) frequently because such badges[can be sewn tightly down on to the cloth of the collar, sleeve or capand such badges bend easily and there are'no projections'of the edges orof fastening prong as is the'case with a metalbadge which is fastened.by'two or more back prongs passing through the cloth and clenched overon the underside.

The principal object of my invention is to so construct combined stampedsheet metal badges and the like,-and their mounts including those badgeslor' stamped in sheet metal in imitation of embroidery, that the saidbadges or the like will lie flat or otherwise fit closely and properlyagainst the cloth mount of the badge and against the garment and theedge will not project but in fact said badges or the like when made inimitation of embroidery will have substantially the same appearance andin all cases will have the same advantages as embroidered badges.

For full comprehension, however, of my invention, reference must be hadto the accompanying drawingsin which similar reference charactersindicate the same parts, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation ofia cap badge consisting of threedifferent metallic devices fixed onto a cloth mount and back plateaccording to my invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan of the same drawn to an enlarged scale andtaken on line 8-3 Figs. 1 and 2;,

liingdom "of England, I

W three stamped embroidery (which the like which are v 'on' the back ofthe same,

' Speciflcafcionof Letters Patent, Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

Application fi1edNovember29,,1918. Serial No. 264,657,

Fig, 4 is a front and side elevation of the back plate ofi thebadge-separately; and Fig, 5 is a' modified form of back plate. In theparticular'badge illustrated by my drawings A sheet metal devices B, Cand is the cloth mount on which the 1 D are mounted by eyeletparts 1which are soldered: or otherwise fixed to the back of the variousdevices 13, -C and D, and pass o through corresponding holes Q'in thealumi- I over the back of the sameso as grip the cloth mount A firmlybee num or otherback plate 'E and are clenched or pread thereby to tweenthe edges of the metallic devices B, C

and'D, andthe'back-plate E. Thus it is impossible for the edges of anyof the devices B, C,- D to catch in anything. with which they come'intocontact. 7

-The back-plate E is made of a samba shape and size to accommodate thethree devices and the cloth mount is made to corre spend in shapewiththe shape of the back plate E: but with the edge of the cloth mount Aprojecting all around the back-plate to form a means for-sewing thebadge on to the cap: or other garment or pa-rtzas in the case of anordinary embroidered badge. The back-plate E shown in my drawings. isstamped from thin sheet-metal to a somewhat rounded form bulging at thefront corresponding somewhat with th'erounded surface of the caporsleeve to which the badge is to be fixed but if desired the saidbackplate may be flat. back-plate being made of aluminum Or of otherthin sheet metal it may be made of flexible wireor of wire gauze or ofleather.

or hard rubber composition or of any other suitable material which issufiiciently stiff and strong to support the cloth mount and maintainthe same gripped against the edges of the metal devices.

I refer to affix the metallic badge or badges B, C, D, through the clothmount A and on to the back-plate or frame E by eyelet-likeparts as I asabove described, and

if desired anyrother suitable means may be substituted for the eyeletssuch for instance asthe usual fixing screws fixed on the metal badge orbadges passing through holes in the cloth mount andback-plate with nutsor the metallic or devices may be furbadge or badges tangs which passthrough nished with metal Moreover instead of the holes in the cloth andback plate and are bentor clenched over on the back of the sameyor anyother suitable fixing meansf may be employed, but in any case the fixingmeans must be such that the edges of the metallic badges or thelike-are. ,thereby grip the cloth caused to securely and firmly mountagainst the front face of theback V plate or frame or the'like.

It will be seen that as the metallic badges or the like such as B, C, D,are sowell supported-by being fiked to themetallic backplate asaforesaid, such badges-or devices] B, C,D, can ifdesired'be stamped in'metal' which is much thinner than"usually employedthereby effecting asaving of such a metal and the" betteren'abling the said 'devices to bebent-to suit the curved surface of the cap or sleeveor coat v breast towhich the badge is required to be fixed. I

- -The back-plate can. if desired be made of 1 skeleton :form, suchasijsho wn for instance a in Fig. 5, and this will-be more particularlythe case when the cloth mountis very thick. The skeleton formation ofthe back part also.

' facilitates the bending of the badge in the a same way that. anembroidered badgecan be V I bent to suit the rounded form of the sleeveor cap, coat breast or other rounded surface to which it is to be fixed.The badge illustrated in my drawings, showing three clif- Iferentdevices B, C D secured to one cloth 4 mount A and loack plate E ismerely given 1 as an examplefand it must :be understood thatmy-inventionis similarly applied to those badges which consist of only a singlemetallic device or of two or morethan three as may be'required to befixed to the one cloth mount and back-plate. What I claim is asfollows:'

mount to tlie said devioe i for the: purpose of gripping the;elothfirmly between the same on-toL ;garmentfand having at theffront astamped sheet metal device, and having at the back a back-plate, meanswhereby the back-plate is fastenedthrough 'thecloth and the back-plate,thecloth jmount pronjecting beyond the margin of the back plate toafford a stitching edge. 20A uni-form badge comprising, in combination acloth mount adaptedto' be sewn onto a garment and-having at; the front astamped 'sheet metaldevicepand, llEtVlIlg at the back a back-plate;means whereby the vbackvplate .is fastened.

gripping the cloth 'fi'rmly between the same and the back-platq-thecloth mount projectafiord a'- stitching Gag-6,: and the said backplatebeingjofwa shape to accord withwthe formoftheportionofthe garmenttowhich 9 it is tobeafiixe'dzh' j a: 65, uniform badgefcomprisln'ginIcom-' 1 binationra cloth mount adapted to .bes'ewn stamped sheetmetal device, -;and.-having at theback aback-plate, means whereby theback-plate isl :ifastened through the cloth through the iicloth mount tothe said device; for the purpose of on to; a: garmentandjhaving at thefront a Y mount to the said device for the purpose of gripping-jthecloth;firmly-:betweenthe same :7,- a

and theback-plate, said meansconsisting of an eyeletrlike part whichpasses through a hole in the cloth mountand back-plate and is spreadoverthe neck of; the latteri..'

' In testimony whereof. I have signedimy f name to. this specificationthepresence of twowitnesses. a

CHARLES FihEDERIG-KFGAUNT- so I ing beyond the margin-of the back-plateto 1

